Aug 06, 2026
The Kid Angle: 6 Facts About Children’s Health Care
When Sen. Andy Kim introduced a bill to give all children health insurance — the way we give all…
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BRIEFING: Supporting Kids in 2026
First Focus on Children gathered experts and day-to-day implementers of H.R. 1 from key states to discuss the law’s impact on Medicaid, SNAP, and children's social safety net. Watch by clicking below.
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Children's Budget 2025
Children's Budget 2025 finds that the share of federal spending on children has declined for the fourth straight year, hitting its lowest point since the previous Trump Administration.
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Project 2025 + Kids
Our policy team analyzes the granular policy agenda intended to serve as the “playbook” for a Republican presidential administration. This extremist agenda proposes measures that would leave America’s children poorer, sicker, and less likely to become productive citizens. Our series explores some of the most harmful proposals.
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Babies in the Budget 2025
Babies in the Budget 2025 tracks the federal government's chronic underfunding of the nation's babies. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, just 1.59% of all federal spending went toward supporting children under 3. This investment will shrink further as historic cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enacted by the recent reconciliation bill take effect.
What’s new
Aug 04, 2026
Children’s Health
Statement for the Record: Strengthen Medicaid with Rigorous Oversight of H.R. 1 Implementation
First Focus on Children joined two dozen organizations in urging the Senate Budget Committee to conduct rigorous oversight of…
Aug 04, 2026
Children’s Health
Statement for the Record: H.R. 1 is Causing Major Disruptions to Children’s Health Coverage
First Focus on Children told the Senate Budget Committee that H.R. 1 is disrupting health care coverage for the…
Aug 03, 2026
Children’s Health
New Medicaid Requirement Threatens Children
More than 6 million U.S. children already without health care First Focus on Children has joined other advocates in…
Partner Content
Aug 03, 2026
Child Nutrition
Bigger SNAP Cuts Proposed by Senate Farm Bill
Bigger cuts mean less support for child nutrition The Senate Agriculture Committee will consider measures on Thursday aimed at supporting…
Jul 30, 2026
Children’s Health
The Kid Angle: DOJ Targets Children with Disabilities
It’s so easy to push children to the side. They’re small little creatures, loud on the playground and completely…
Spotlight on children’s budget
For more than 15 years, First Focus on Children has produced our annual Children’s Budget, an analysis of the funding — and therefore the value — that we as a nation place on our children. The Children’s Budget offers U.S. leaders and lawmakers a comprehensive picture of where and how we spend our money on children, and what changes we must make to better prioritize them in federal budget and policy decisions.
